Do We Wish?

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Every year, even in Malaysia of multiracial and multireligious background, we have many celebrations and religious events. In this article, the subject of discussion is Christmas, which is celebrated by Christians (and nowadays by many non-Christians too) on the 25th of December every year across the globe.

An issue however arises. For Muslims, is it okay if we wish a Merry Christmas to our Christian friends? 

Well, I am not in the position to give the answer. But the following is a piece of thought, assisted by a number of reference I read and studied through, that I hope will help all of us clear the doubt and  so that we become more vigilant plus particular in every single thing that we do.

Please take note that I will elaborate on this topic based on 2 different resources I have referred to, one strictly against and the other provides substantial reasons why it is permissible to wish Merry Christmas.

Why can not?

We have to understand that while we Muslims and Christians both believe in  Jesus, or Prophet Isa a.s, there are some major differences between Islam and Christianity that we have to be absolutely clear about. The Christians do not only believe that Christmas is the day Jesus was born, but they misleadingly claim that it was the birth of the Son of God. This is where one of the major clashes exists.

In Islam, the Quran explicitly tells us that Allah does not beget, neither is He begotten. It is in Surah Al-Ikhlas, Chapter 112, verse number 3. Jesus is therefore, not Allah's son, but only another slave to Allah, just like us, except that he was chosen to be one of His messengers.

That is why the author argues that wishing a Merry Christmas or Selamat Hari Natal (in Malay) to the non-believers is regarded as an acknowledgement to the grave error they have made- believing that Allah has a son. So, we have to be careful, because when we say Merry Christmas or if we celebrate Christmas with them, are we actually agreeing to their belief when they assign a partner to Allah by making Jesus His son (and thus makes him another God)?

Do not get the message wrong. We in Islam are strongly encouraged to mingle well with all people which of course, include the non-Muslims, but when it comes to Tauhid (divine oneness), we should never compromise. In Surah Al-Kafirun,  Chapter 109, in the last Verse, it says, "To you be your way, and to me mine," suggesting that we can never mix the truth and falsehood together. That is why we are admonished to enter Islam fully. (2:208)

Remember that Allah has already given a stern warning regarding this matter whereby He said in Surah Al-Maryam, Chapter 19, Verses 88-90, "They say, "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" Indeed you have put forth a thing most monstrous! At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin."

Permissibility

Meanwhile, it is argued by another author that it is not a problem to greet somebody Merry Christmas as there is no verse in the Quran or any statement in Hadiths that explicitly forbid us to do so.

In fact, in Surah An-Nisa', Chapter 4, verse 86, Allah says that, "When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things."

The Merry Christmas greetings are deemed to be something that is not ritual, not an act of worship but rather a means of communicating good words to one another, which if that is the case, Islam has no problem with it.

Personally, alhamdulillah, as far as I can remember, I have never greeted anybody Merry Christmas, even on Facebook. What I usually did was merely asking how was their holiday or how's Christmas, which in a way shows how we are concerned about other people even though there are not Muslims, and more importantly, these days, such event (Christmas) is more to a get together time (where family members meet) just like Eidul Fitri for Muslims here in Malaysia. Therefore, Islam never puts us in trouble but is very tolerant when it comes to relationship with mankind, although being tolerant doesn't mean that we have to compromise. 

It is good however, as friends, we always have to be clear about our belief and where and when it necessitates, we explain to them the correct principle we hold in Islam, that Allah has no son, and Jesus is certainly not His son- in the most gracious manner and kind words of course. As Allah says this in the Quran, (29:46), "And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)." 

Also, in Surah An-Nahl, Chapter 16, verse 125, Allah instructs us the following, "Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious; for your Lord knows best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance."

Conclusion

Again, I do not intend to give an absolute yes or no to the question of whether or not we can say Merry Christmas to our Christian friends as a courtesy in our friendly relationship, but personally I don't think there should be any problem with people doing it, though I at my best will always avoid it. 

Instead, there are always many alternatives, such as asking about their families and holidays, which by right is more meaningful if we think about it. The most important point we have to grasp from this article is that, for everything that Islam allows and forbids in this world, we have to abide by them because we believe in Allah, and it is tremendously important that we seek knowledge and never be judgemental without any proper investigation, let alone to be a blind follower.

I seek refuge, blessings and protection from Allah, may He always guide us to His straight path, and I seek forgiveness for any mistakes and weakness incurred from my article as I am just an ordinary guy, trying best to convey the true message of Islam, while at the same time, I too am learning.

Take care all. Wallahua'lam. Wassalam.

Authored by:

Ibnu Hanaffi

amirulasyrafhanaffi.blogspot.com

jako_imp@yahoo.com

Extra Reading

In case you have some time to continue reading, here are 5 major beliefs in Christianity which are deemed false and contradictory for us in Islam. I hope it is helpful, especially in our understanding of Christianity, and therefore Islam.

1. Original Sin

According to them, we all inherit a sin from our great great grandparents Adam and Eve- known as original sin or ancestral sin. But Islam explains against this statement and the existence of original sin with the following few examples of verses from Quran.

a) "And if anyone earns sins, he earns it against his own soul: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom." (Surah An-Nisa', 4:111)

b) "Who receives guidance, receives it for his own benefit: who goes astray does so to his own loss: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent a messenger (to give warning)." (Surah Al-Isra', 17:15)

2. Sonship of Jesus

Again, Allah has stated very clearly in many verses in the Quran that He does not beget and is not begotten e.g in Surah Al-Ikhlas, (112:3).

As to the fact that Jesus was born without father so Allah must be his father, this argument is utterly misleading because Allah can create a man without a father if He wills it such. In fact, Prophet Adam was created without father and more interestingly, he had no mother too!

Moreover, Allah has explained in Surah Ali Imran, Chapter 3, verse 59 that "The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be": and he was."

3. Divinity of Jesus

The above leads to this third one i.e if Jesus is the son of God, so he must be a God too. If Jesus is God, then he is divine. But then again, this belief is an absolute mistake. Firstly, of course Jesus is not God because we have already stated earlier that he is not the son of God.

In Surah Al-Maidah, Chapter 5, Verse 117, "(Jesus said) Never said I to them aught except what You did command me to say, to wit, 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when You did take me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a witness to all things."

Obviously, if Jesus was a God, he would have not called Allah his God (Lord), and he would have asked the people to worship him too instead, if he was a God. But he didn't, because he was not a God, but a messenger of Allah.

4. Crucification

The most weird thing is that, a healthy and rational mind would quickly question that, if Jesus was a God, how was it possible for a God to be crucified by men? And if Jesus is the son of God, how could God allow His son to suffer from the pain of the crucification (as also portrayed by many movies about Jesus created by Westerners like Mel Gibson)?

Indeed, Jesus, the man we believe to be Prophet Isa a.s, he was not crucified. But this is not known until 600 years later (after the claimed crucification), when Al-Quran was sent down to our beloved Prophet, Muhammad SAW.

In Surah An-Nisa', Chapter 4, Verses 157-158, "That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah,"; but they killed him not, nor crucified him but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not (157); Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise (158)."

5. Trinity

While it is sort of funny that even the Christians can't explain this very confusing and bizarre concept of trinity, it is even funnier that the word trinity is not found in any place in Bibles- whatever versions it is. However, interestingly enough, this concept of 3 in 1 God, is already clearly denounced in Islam which can be found in the Quran itself! Masya Allah, praise be upon Him, Who knows all and every single thing that is apparent and that is hidden, that has happened and that will happen.

In Surah Al-Maidah, Chapter 5, Verse 73, Allah says, "They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is one of three in a Trinity:" for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them."

Another one is in Surah An-Nisa', Chapter 4, Verse 171. Do check it out ;-)

Wallahua'lam. Hope this is informative ;-)

Reference:

1. Wikipedia

2. http://www.soundvision.com/info/christmas/ctreat.asp

3. http://revarius.blogdetik.com/ucapan-selamat-natal-dari-muslim-bolehkah/

4. http://www.eramuslim.com/nasihat-ulama/renungan-soal-ucapan-selamat-natal.htm

5. (Extra Reading) Extraction of points taken from the Friendly Comparative Religion (FCR) Workshop

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Feminist Revolution

Assalamualaikum brothers and sisters, hope this article will help open our eyes to the world we are living now. Insya Allah. Prayers for everyone.
 

Subject: The Feminist Revolution

1. "And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect." (Surah Ar-Rum, 30:21)

2. Allah has created men for women and women for men. They are attracted to each other like how night and day are attracted to one another. We ourselves would agree that the most beautiful time within 24 hours a day are during sunset and sunrise, when night and day are embracing each other. So long as this attraction exists, sunset and sunrise will remain as beautiful and captivating as ever. ;-)

3. But why in the modern world today, men dress like women and women dress like men? Why are women provoked to prove their worth by competing with men? Why are men marrying men and women marrying women in homosexuality? What is actually happening in this gender issue and how does it relate to the Signs of The Last Day? How does it relate to the Age of Dajjal, the False Messiah? 


4. In this article, we are going to see how feminist revolution plays its role towards the destruction of society and how it actually paves the way for Dajjal to appear and fulfil his aim to rule the world and deceive all mankind.


5. In Surah Al-Falaq, the 113th chapter, verse 2, we seek Allah's protection and refuge from the mischief of created things. This mischievous and evil being is the Dajjal. And quite interestingly, the satan and devil were not created to be evil, but it was their choice to go against Allah after He created Adam a.s. Dajjal, on the other hand, was purposely created by Allah to be an evil being, and he was programmed by Allah Himself. So Allah knows his strategy and Allah knows how to fight against Him. And he will be fought to death in this world because that is his fate. Only those with an internal eye will not be deceived by Dajjal and safe from his deception.

6. Dajjal is one-eyed and he sees things only externally. His biggest mission is to impersonate Isa a.s, Allah's Messenger whom will come and fight Dajjal. Those who follow Dajjal are those who only see with external eyes. Only by having faith in Allah, and see the world with the internal eye, ones can escape from the fitnah of Dajjal. Because in the Age of Dajjal, reality and appearance will change place. The reality will not look as real, but the appearance will be regarded as reality. 

7. Dajjal will come with a river and fire. The river is actually the path to Hell and the fire is the path to the Paradise. That is how reality and appearance change place. And only those with an internal eyes  (see from the heart) will be able to sense the Dajjal's deceiving method and therefore choose the right way while to the deceived, fire is fire.

8. Back then in history,  Jews believed that their holy Nation will be sent a Prophet from amongst themselves. They believed that this man sent to them must rule the world from Jerusalem as a proof that he is their Prophet. But when Allah sent down Jesus (Isa a.s), they rejected him as their Prophet because they accused Jesus was a bastard (born without father). In the end, they killed and crucified Jesus, though in reality, which was only explained 600 years later through the revelation of Al-Quran to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w, Jesus was not killed but replaced with someone else and he was ascended by Allah and they did not crucify him. Instead, Jesus will come down to fight Dajjal when the time comes. However, because Jesus to them was dead and did not rule the world from Jerusalem, they were convinced that Jesus was not their Prophet.


9. Now here is how the story above related to the Dajjal's mission. Dajjal now is on his way to rule the world from Jerusalem. This explains why the Jews have been fighting for Jerusalem up until now. They are preparing for Dajjal! When Dajjal rules the world from Jerusalem, then people will believe that this is the Prophet that they have been waiting for all this while. (Note the sentence in red bold above).

Dear brothers and sisters, 


10. As a matter of fact, Dajjal is in his final part of the mission. It is not going to be long before the above truly happens. Are we ready? Here are 4 things (in sequence) that have to occur before the Dajjal announces that he is the Messiah and rules the world from Jerusalem. Though in fact he is actually the false Messiah, the impersonator and the Anti-Christ!


First, the Holy Land must be liberated. And this has already occurred.
Second, Jews must be brought back to Jerusalem and claim that it is their land. This, also happened. (Before, Jews were scattered around the world)
Third, they must reestablish and restore the state of Israel and claim that it is the Holy Israel of David and Solomon. This, also had now taken place.
The fourth, is when Israel takes over from America as the ruling state of the world. This, is very near to be fulfilled. It is only a matter of time before it becomes a reality.


11. I do not want to make this very long so I will skip on the explanation of how has Israel played huge role in all policies and actions taken by America. You may make your own research and realize about their enormous and significant influence in politics, economics and social of America, which prepares them to replace America as the ruling state of the world.


12. Age of Dajjal is Age of Riba' (Usury). The predominant practice of riba' has caused nothing but poverty and destitution. Lending money on interest makes the rich richer and permanently rich, while the poors become poorer and permanently poor. It is a blatant form of injustice and oppression. 

13. So now, men can not go to work alone. The money that he earns will not be sufficient. So, women must also go to work to support the family due to the economic instability in the Age of Riba'. Some women have to go to work because their husbands are not responsible and left them with no choice but to work. Not only that, women are encouraged to go out for work and compete with men to prove their worth and claim that it is their freedom and human rights. Along the way, women start embarking on a new mission under the name feminist revolution. They have to prove that in Islam, they are treated equally, so they must be allowed to become Imam in solat (prayers) and also call for prayers i.e azan (Bilal) and many other things that previously were only common and allowed for men. They must also go to work and compete with men. This is already now taking place.

14. Slowly, women breach their limits and losing their ultimate function in family, marriage and society. Being a mother or a housewife are considered embarassing and low in status. So, women start to participate in rat race and be as aggressive as men. They also need someone else to take care of the children and worse, they start thinking of not having too many children, and resort to abortion when they feel like doing so. Women, as now are competing with men, must dress like men and do all the things that men do. It is a revolution! And ultimately, women are now losing their characteristics slowly and night is on its way to become day.

15. In early verses of Surah Al-Lail, the 92th chapter, Allah compares the relationship of men and women with the relationship of night and day. They complement each other, and they are functionally different! But in feminist revolution, there is no such a thing. Night can be day and the other way around.

16. Although there are some positive dimensions in the feminist revolution i.e securing women's education, it is however (as a whole), destructive. Dajjal and the followers are not stupid. They mix the good and the evil, to make way for the evil motives.

17. Divorce is now common in everywhere around the world including Malaysia. This is because men and women do not find satisfaction from each other, and they compete with each other instead. Men do not fulfil his role as men and the same goes for women. Women are convinced to be independent of men and again compete with them. Consequently, divorce has an increasing trend and from time to time, marriage institution loses its trust among people until there is a time when people do not believe in marriage anymore. What happens next? More babies are born outside marriage and as a matter of fact, even now baby dumping and abortion are among the leading social problems.

18. When men become women and women become men, they start to lose attraction to one another. Marriage institution is destroyed and the whole society is on the verge of destruction. And when men lose their attraction towards women and women lose attraction towards men, men now find satisfaction among men themselves and so is the case for women. This finally leads to homosexuality i.e gay and lesbian.

19. What happens to our society? Last Tuesday, 21th of December, I was both tremendously shocked and fueled with anger when I read a news about Gay movement in Malaysia. The news reported that a Malay Muslim guy sparked anger amongst many local Muslims as he posted a video on YouTube claiming that he is gay and he is okay for that. The movement it called GLBT, short for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual. They claimed that it is a human right and these people should be given chance to be whom they are as the right belongs to the owner of the body.

20. I fear Allah's wrath for this. Nauzubillah. Sometimes I wept. Quoting history, there was no nation punished by Allah in a way worst than that given to the people of Prophet Luth a.s whom were the homosexuals despite the warnings from Prophet Luth himself. Allah raised them up to the sky and smacked them onto the earth until all of the people were vanished from the earth! Masya Allah, He already gave a lot of warnings and He already punished people in the past, why is it so difficult to take lessons?

21. These people (GLBT) organise a program called Seksualiti Merdeka and they even have a blog that allows anyone to post their videos about themselves, so that they confidently and proudly admit about their perverted sexual orientation in the video. Is it not known that this is another obvious sign of the coming Judgement Day?

22. Brothers and sisters, reflect now and pray to Him, seeking protection and we have to fight against those whom challenge Allah by at least keeping ourself strong and steadfast with the truth!

23. With the existence of feminist revolution, situation can't get any better. People now care not about the norm of life that men and women are different. Under the name of human right and individual's independence, they want to change everything even to the extent of going against the divine guidelines by Allah. They want to challenge the Creator and how dare them for doing so. Unfortunately, homosexuality is after all only the tip of the iceberg. The world is getting far more astrayed than what we can ever imagine.

24. Rasulullah s.a.w also prophesized that The Last Hour will not come until women give birth to her own mistress/master. Again in the Age of Riba', there is a huge gap between the poor and the rich. And women in the rich or upper strata, they struggle hard to amass wealth, and they compete with men. As a consequence, women in France and Singapore for instance, which both have strong grassroot of feminist revolution, now face the problem of infertility. Yes, these women can't produce eggs and they are infertile. God knows what are the reasons and we believe that it is a punishment from Allah for going against the fitrah He has created.

25. The problem is that if they want children, they need somebody to grow their babies in the uterus. How? Surrogacy of course! And these surrogate mother are the poors and they are all that are left as fertile. Moreover, they need money to survive. They are the slave women living on slavery. So they give their body to be pregnant, and when the child is born, they are paid very little money and the children are not theirs, they become their master or mistress instead! Because the babies belong to rich family and they only intend to borrow a place to grow in the women's uterus. And truly, women now have given birth to her own master/mistress.

26. Dear brothers and sisters, let me now end in this article with this question. What do we have to do in response to feminist revolution? Are we not aware of the danger we are facing right now? If we are, please do consider the following actions.

27. First, is to correct our perception and mentality. Women are never degraded as inferior than men. Of course Allah gives some advantage to men, but that is because men are entitled to protect and mantain women (Surah An-Nisa', 4:34). But in the eyes of Allah, it is not because you are male or because you are female, but if you fear Allah the most and you are the most pious, so you are regarded with higher value  (most honored) by Him. It has nothing to do with your gender in the first place. Please refer to Surah Al-Hujurat, 49: 13.

28.  Second, it is wrong to say that women can never go to work. Islam does not forbid it. But we must put first thing first. Women's most important job is to be a good mother and therefore a good wife. If by going to work, women do not sacrifice the first two most important roles as a mother and a wife, then go ahead. In fact, it may be an advantage to the family. However, remember that it is not so that women can compete with men and end up living in an adversarial relationship. This is against Islamic teachings. The permission from a husband is also important. Why? Because women, the money that they earn, it belongs to them and no one even the husband has any right over it. But for men, the money that they earn belongs to him, his wife and the whole family because that is his role as a breadwinner of the family. That's why the responsibility as a man and a husband is so huge that a woman must therefore be loyal to him.

29. Rasulullah mentioned mother three times when the companions asked Him on whom to be honored in our life. Only the fourth is then the father. Islam never degrades women but teaches us to put the right thing at the right place. Night should be night and day should be day. Never, ever dare to cross the line and let us live under the guidance of Him and the Divine Book, Al-Quranul Kareem.

Thank you for your time reading. May Allah bless us. Wallahua'lam.

P/S: This article is inspired from a lecture by Sheikh Imran Hosein entitled The Feminist Revolution.

By: Ibnu Hanaffi

jako_imp@yahoo.com

amirulasyrafhanaffi.blogspot.com

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Exam Fever

Assalamualaikum  warahmatullahi wabarokatuh! =)

Salam sejahtera kawan-kawan. Salam 1 Malaysia. 1 IMU.

Masih sempat rasanya untuk saya mengucapkan TAHNIAH diatas kejayaan kepada brothers and sisters semester 5 yang baru sahaja menerima keputusan peperiksaan minggu lalu. Buat yang kurang bernasib baik, juga wajar diucapkan tahniah.Kerana sekurang-kurangnya masih bersemangat untuk percubaan kali kedua. Untuk yang lain pula, mungkin pada masa ini sedang sibuk dengan urusan persediaan menghadapi peperiksaan.

Semangat pada musim peperiksaan ini macam ombak, kan? Kadang kala naik setinggi KLCC, ada kalanya turun macam memang tak dapat nak diselamatkan. Itu dinamakan lumrah manusia. Semua orang hadapi perkara yang sama. Paling penting, semua orang mesti miliki faktor pendorong masing-masing yang menjadi motivasi untuk teruskan perjuangan. Jadi, jangan sesekali putus asa.

Makanya,marilah kita hayati nota kecil di bawah agar kita TIDAK SEKALI-KALI PUTUS ASA! (dinomborkan supaya lagi berminat nak baca kerana begitu pendek, ye dak?)

1. Kegagalan sebati dengan kehidupan.Namun selepas itu berlaku, ketabahan dan penerimaan masih tiada. Malah disusuli dengan kekecewaan dan terlalu sukar untuk diterima oleh hati.

2.Ada saja persoalan yang ditimbulkan lalu membawa kepada rasa putus asa dalam diri.

3. Acap kali kita dengar “Chill la der.ini bukan penamatnya,bukan penghujung”  cliche bukan? Tapi memang itu yang sebenarnya.Ramai yang berjaya selepas menemui kegagalan.

4.Paling penting Lawan Perasaan Putus Asa itu.Hakikatnya, putus asa ialah punca kegagalan.Bukan kegagalan punca kepada timbul rasa putus asa.

5.Jangan sesekali sematkan sifat putus asa dalam diri kita.Tetapi jadikan rasa inginkan kejayaan dan mengejar kepada kehidupan yang lebih bermakna sebagai matlamat kita.

6. Malas timbul kerana rasa putus asa. Hilang semangat juga timbul kerana putus asa.Halus dan spontan, bukan? Memang harus cari kekuatan disitu.

Don’t despair and never lose hope

'Cause Allah is always by your side

Insha Allah

(fine.cliche.yeah.i know) :P

Chaiyookkk!

Artikel ini disediakan oleh Saudari Nurul Farahin Ruslan. Boleh dihubungi di redcapt_slumber@yahoo.com

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Renungan Sejenak

Assalamualaikum WBT.

Mungkin sudah agak terlambat untuk membincangkan hal ini, tetapi cuba anda dengar lagu di bawah ini. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSEXCuc6ak0

Pernah dengar tak? Ingat tak?

Salam Maal Hijrah.

Hijrah itu sendiri bukan sekadar bermakna perpindahan dari satu tempat ke tempat yang lain seperti yang dilakukan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW tetapi juga membawa maksud berpindah dari satu keadaan atau situasi kepada sesuatu yang lebih baik.

Allah berfirman :

"Orang-orang yang beriman dan berhijrah serta berjihad dijalan Allah baik dengan harta dan jiwa mereka, adalah lebih tinggi derajatnya di sisi Allah, dan itulah orang-orang yang mendapat kemenangan."     (At-Taubah, 9:20)

Oleh itu, marilah kita bersama-sama mencuba untuk melakukan penghijrahan kita. Mengubah diri ke arah kebaikan, ke arah yang lebih positif . Sesungguhnya, Allah telah menjanjikan kemudahan untuk orang-orang yang bersungguh-sungguh melakukan hijrah tersebut.

Selain itu, adakah anda sedar bahawa bila bercakap soal awal Muharram, mesti kebanyakan daripada kita semua akan terus “tune in” lagu di atas. Pada pendapat saya, lagu di atas berjaya digubah dengan baik kerana sedikit sebanyak dapat membuat kesimpulan daripada peristiwa sejarah Islam yang gemilang itu. Bagi sesiapa yang lahir dalam lingkungan umur saya mesti sinonim dengan lagu ini kerana sewaktu sambutan Maal Hijrah kumpulan nasyid pasti akan menyanyikan lagu ini, malah turut dimainkan di kawasan sekolah dan akhirnya lagu ini tersemat di dalam ingatan kalian. Dengan itu, tidak mudah untuk kita melupakan serba sedikit tentang peristiwa hijrah dan kepentingannya dalam Islam.

Sedar tak sedar sebenarnya lagu-lagu sebegini memainkan peranan yang penting dalam membentuk akhlak seseorang. Masih ingat tak lagi sewaktu zaman kegemilangan nasyid seperti kumpulan Raihan, Hijjaz dan Rabbani. Bagaimana sewaktu itu anak-anak kecil menyanyikan lagu-lagu memuji kebesaran Allah SWT, berzikir dan berselawat keatas junjungan besar Nabi Muhammad SAW. Mungkin mereka tidak memahami maksud disebalik lirik nasyid tersebut namun lidah telah dilatih untuk menyebut kalimah-kalimah Allah SWT, ingatan telah dilatih untuk mengingati Allah SWT, Nabi Muhammad SAW dan akhlak telah dibentuk mengikut cara Islam. Kanak-kanak juga mempunyai ingatan yang kuat, dan saya yakin rakan-rakan pasti masih mengingati paling kurang satu daripada lagu-lagu nasyid tersebut.

Walaupun kumpulan-kumpulan nasyid sebegini sudah lagi tidak aktif, namun lagu-lagu sedemikian harus dinaikkan semula untuk membimbing kita dan juga anak-anak di masa hadapan supaya sentiasa ingatkan Allah SWT, Nabi Muhammad SAW dan Islam. Malah lagu-lagu nasyid sebegini juga mempromosikan pembentukan akhlak yang mulia. Seperti pepatah Melayu, kalau melentur buluh, biarlah dari rebungnya.  Kemunculan Maher Zain yang menyanyikan lagu berbentuk dakwah dalam bahasa Inggeris boleh dijadikan contoh yang baik memulihkan semula industri nasyid yang kian pupus. Mesej yang disampaikan bersesuaian dengan konsep dakwah dan penggunaan bahasa Inggeris membolehkan lagu-lagu beliau difahami oleh seluruh dunia.

Sesungguhnya tujuan artikel ini bukanlah untuk bercakap tentang muzik atau artis semata-mata tetapi sebagai satu renungan buat semua bagaimana muzik boleh digunakan untuk membentuk seseorang. Dan cara yang sama juga digunakan oleh orang kafir untuk menyesatkan kita dengan mepropagandakan lagu-lagu mereka yang melalaikan.

Saya akhiri artikel ini dengan satu soalan:

Sila sebutkan nama-nama Rasul.

*anda mesti sedang menyanyikan lagu nama-nama Rasul yang diajar sewaktu di tadika dulu kan? *

Artikel dikarang oleh Saudari Nazren Othman. Boleh dihubungi di jamloceng_12am@yahoo.com

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Yusuf Estes: Ex-Christian preacher Embraced Islam

Assalamualaikum. Please Visit YouTube to finish all the 5 parts. May we benefit a lot from this piece of sharing. Truly to Allah belong everything in the sky and on earth.

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Solat Tasbih

 

Assalamualaikum friends, have you heard of solat tasbih before? If yes, have you done it before? If no, then don’t worry this article fills you in on what is solat tasbih and how to perform it.

This solat is called tasbih because when performing it we will recite 300 tasbih which are Subhanallah, wal hamdulillah, wala ilaha illa Allah, wallahu akbar.

Sabda Rasulullah:
Dua kalimah yang mudah diucapkan oleh lidah, tetapi kedua-dua kalimah itu berat pada timbangan Allah, kedua-dua kalimah itu disukai oleh Tuhan al-Rahman iaitu: Subhanallahi wabihamdihi, subhanallah al ‘azim.

Sabda Rasulullah:
Bahawa aku ucapkan: Subhanallah, wal hamdulillah, wala ilaha illa Allah, wallahu akbar; lebih aku sukai dari segala apa yang ada pada hari itu.
Sabda Rasulullah:
Empat perkataan yang amat disukai oleh Allah Ta’ala, yang tidak menjadi masalah engkau memulakannya dengan menyebut mana-mana dahulu: Subhanallah, wal hamdulillah, wala ilaha illa Allah, wallahu akbar.

Pernah Rasulullah bertanya kepada para sahabat: Tidakkah seseorang itu merasa lemah untuk melakukan seribu (1,000) kebaikan setiap hari? Lalu salah seorang sahabat bertanya: Bagaimana seseorang dari kami boleh melakukan seribu kebaikan? Jawab Nabi: Bertasbihlah dengan seratus (100) kali tasbih. Nanti Allah akan tuliskan untuknya 1000 kebaikan dan menghapuskan 1000 kesalahan.

Rasulullah bersabda:
Aku bertemu Nabi Ibrahim pada malam aku di “Isra’ ”kan. Nabi Ibrahim berpesan: Wahai Muhammad, sampaikan salam aku kepada umatmu. Beritahu mereka, bahawa syurga itu tanahnya amat subur, amat tawar airnya. Di sana ada tanah kosong yang tidak mempunyai pokok. Untuk menanamnya bacalah: Subhanallah, wal hamdulillah, wala ilaha illa Allah, wallahu akbar.

KAIFIAT SOLAT TASBIH

Solat Tasbih sama seperti solat-solat sunat yang lain. Cuma solat tasbih mengandungi bacaan tasbih yang banyak. Solat ini dilakukan sebanyak 4 rakaat. Jika dilakukan pada sebelah malam, lakukanlah 2 rakaat dengan satu salam. Kemudian teruskan pula dua rakaat lagi dengan satu salam. Sempurnalah 4 rakaat. Jika dilakukan pada sebelah siang, lakukanlah 4 rakaat berterusan dengan satu salam sahaja.

NIAT

Malam : Sahaja aku sembahyang sunat tasbih 2 rakaat kerana Allah Ta’ala.
Siang : Sahaja aku sembahyang sunat tasbih 4 rakaat kerana Allah Ta’ala.

Daripada Abi Rafi’ r.h, Dia berkata, Rasulullah berpesan kepada Abbas: Wahai bapa saudaraku, tidakkah engkau mahu aku hubungi silaturahim dengan engkau, tidakkah engkau mahu aku menyintai engkau, tidakkah engkau mahu aku memberikan sesuatu yang bermanfaat kepada engkau?. Jawab Abbas: Mahu ya Rasulallah. Sabda Rasulullah: Sembahyanglah empat (4) rakaat. Engkau bacakan pada setiap rakaat, Surah al-Fatihah dan diikuti dengan membaca surah. Selepas itu bacalah (tasbih): Allahhu akbar, walhamdulillahi, wasubhana Allah 15 kali sebelum engkau ruku”. Kemudian ruku’ dan baca (tasbih) 10 kali. Kemudian angkat kepala kamu (‘iktidal) dan baca (tasbih) 10 kali. Kemudian sujud, bacalah (tasbih) 10 kali. Kemudian angkat kepala engkau (duduk antara dua sujud) dan bacalah (tasbih) 10 kali. Kemudian sujud dan bacalah (tasbih) 10 kali dan sebelum engkau bangun berdiri (10 kali tasbih). Maka kesemua itu 75 (tasbih) pada setiap rakaat, dan jumlah semuanya pada 4 rakaat sebanyak 300 kali. (HR Turmuzi)

KEDUDUKAN SOLAT TASBIH

Setelah Rasulullah menjelaskan tatacara Solat Tasbih kepada Abbas, Baginda menjelaskan pula kedudukan atau tuntutannya.
…Abbas bertanya: Siapakah yang mampu untuk menunaikannya pada (tiap-tiap) hari?. Sabda Rasulullah: Jika engkau tidak mampu melakukannya setiap hari, lakukanlah pada setiap Jumaat (sekali seminggu). Sekiranya tidak mampu melakukan pada setiap Jumaat, lakukanlah pada setiap bulan. Rasulullah terus menjelaskan sehingga beliau bersabda: Lakukanlah walaupun setahun (sekali). HR Turmuzi

HUKUM

Bagi kebanyakan ulama Mazhab Syafie, Solat Tasbih hukumnya sunat. Pendapat ini antaranya dikemukakan oleh Abu Muhammad al-Baghawi dan Abu Mahasin al-Ruyani. Demikian juga dengan pendapat salaf, Abdullah bin al-Mubarak. Sungguhpun begitu, ulama hadith tidak menerima hadith mengenai solat tasbih dan mengatakan hadith tersebut adalah gharib dan daif. Namun hadith mengenai kelebihan membaca tasbih adalah sahih.

Oleh itu saudara-saudari, marilah kita semua cuba mengamalkan solat tasbih ini kerana ada banyak kebaikannya.

Prepared by Amin bin Harun

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Welcome

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Dear all,

1. I am Amirul Asyraf and I am writing this on behalf of the incumbent MSOC Committee. I hold the biggest responsibility as I am the president. I wrote this because I'd rather relinquish the post if I didn't write.

2. "....Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put you to difficulties...."(2:185)

3. I am here to put things at perspective. Muslim Society (MSOC) as known by people at IMU is a society of Muslims, only different to the Malay Cultural Society (MCS) in the sense that it comprises more than just Malays.

4. My message here is simple. By any means, MSOC and Islam are two completely different entities. Islam is the target. MSOC instead, is the means or a tool (wadah) that is used to reach the target. Hence while the target shall always remain, the tool can be changed and it can be other than MSOC. Therefore, consider these 2 things. 1. Islam is alive even if MSOC doesn't exist in the first place. 2. It is not people in MSOC committee alone that shall decide what's best for Islam. It's all the Muslims. It's also YOU!!

I am telling you all this so that you know that who ever you are (at IMU) you should feel the responsibility to bring Islam to its greater height even if it's not through MSOC, as it can be through MCS too, or whatever other societies that are relevant.

It is an act of ignorance and a sign of fear for those who only know how to criticize at the back but never bring important matter forward. Only those with truth are true and brave enough to come forward and share what and what not to do. We always WELCOME you.

This post is not a response to anything, I just thought about it because it has been in my mind for quite sometime, so if I didn't spill it out now, I wonder when would it be then? I can't wait forever. Please do reflect on this and act accordingly.

Above all, we always welcome your says and opinions, no matter whom you are.

Don't be afraid if we intend to help Islam because all we need to ask those who are against Islam is this:

"We have Allah, what have you?"

Wallahuaklam

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Jom Subuh

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

1. Early in the morning today, 12 November 2010, a group of us already 'officiated' the very first turn for this life long campaign. Insya Allah as we go along, we would like to hereby make this announcement and invite all of you to join this weekly 'fajr gathering.'

2. Let me divide this announcement today into 4 parts, so that you can at ease choose which one you would like to know and therefore read. First, is how is this going to be taking place. Second, some brief information about ayat of sujud tilawah. Third, the purpose of doing this. Fourth, busting the myths related to holding such a campaign.

3. FIRST: As a pilot project, we are going to start at Musolla Vista C first. A brother will be assigned to lead the Subuh (Fajr) prayer and recite any ayatul (verse) Quran that requires us to perform sujud tilawah. It is weekly on Friday and insya Allah at 6 am, unless upon significant change in prayer time. As simple as that. We are looking for an Imam at Musolla Vista B as well insya Allah. If any of you intend to volunteer, we really appreciate it and welcome you the most.

Note: Almost half of jemaah (congregation) that came today are from Vista B, and they are all Muslimah- a proof that with strong desire, nothing would ever come in our way to do things in the way of Allah and worship Him.

4.

SECOND: The above is the ayat for sujud tilawah. You can google on the internet for its meaning and also about when to recite it. Also, please take note that sujud tilawah is actually not wajib (compulsory) but is very strongly encouraged in Islam.

Quite basically, for our weekly Friday Subuh Prayer, we usually will recite surah Sajdah (chapter 32) until the 15th ayat, then we sujud (prostration) immediately (no ruku' and iktidal /no bowing and straightening up) and recite the ayat of sujud tilawah above (during prostration), before we raise again standing up straight so that Imam can continue the remaining of the surah. This is still considered the first rakaat. Next after is the usual flow of Subuh prayer we are familiar with ;-)

A simpler zikr such as subhanallah, alhamdulillah, Allahuakbar and lailaha illallah (one or all combined) can be an alternative to the ayat of sujud tilawah but let's put some efforts to memorize the very short ayat above, insya Allah.

5. THIRD: The purpose of doing this is very simple, the fact that Subuh prayer is the source of our strength as Muslims. More importantly, I personally believe that because we are students, we can gain spirit and energy to study by making it a habit to overcome the challenge and difficulties of waking up early during dawn.

We are all aware the fact that our enemies fear us not unless, we are strong enough to gather for Subuh prayer for congregrational prayer, like that we have for weekly Friday prayer (in terms of number of jemaah).

6. FOURTH: Everything should start slowly and regularly. Hence why we chose Friday as a start. We never intend to imply that we only have to wake up early on Friday alone. Insya Allah even everyday, there'll always be people in the surau for Subuh Prayer. So, please do come. At least as the first step, do wake up early and perform Solah ;-)

Insya Allah my best prayers to all of you brothers and sisters and please help spread the message. More importantly, please do join us, in rebuilding the strength of ummah. The world is getting old. Even if it's not, we are. Let's be prepared so long as we can still breathe oxygen in and out. ;-)

Wallahuaklam. Wassalam

MSOC Committee

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Seri Malam Pengantin

Kita pasti dirisik..
Pertunangan sejak azali..
Di hujung hidup nanti..

Berlangsungnya perkahwinanmu dengan maut..
Hantarannya..sakit dan nazak..
Tamu bertandang menghadiahkan esak tangis..
Pengantin dimandikan..

Dipakaikan baju cantik putih..
Wangian gaharu dan cendana..
Keranda jadi pelaminan..
Pengantin bersanding sendirian..

Di arak keliling kampung..
Berkompangkan azan dan kalimah kudus..
Akad nikahnya bacaan talkin..
Berwalikan liang lahat..

Saksi pula nisan-nisan..
Siraman air mawar..
Keluarga terdekat menepung tawar..
Tiba masa pengantin..
Menunggu sendirian..

Malam pertama bersama KEKASIH..
Di kamar bertilamkan tanah..
Dan Dia menuntut janji..
Sucikah kita tatkala berpadu..

Pernahkah taubat sepanjang hayat..
Atau terkubur bersama dosa-dosa...
Dan Dia Kekasih itu..
Menetapkanmu ke syurga..
Atau melemparkan dirimu ke neraka..

P/S: Terkadang, kita lupa pada saat yang amat penting dalam hidup kita dek keseronokan sementara yang dijanjikan dunia. Moga bait-bait puisi di atas dapat mengingatkan kita pada saat itu. Renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal ……..^_^

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Rasulullah SAW, Inspirasiku

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Barang siapa yang menghidupkan Sunnahku berarti dia cinta kepadaku dan  barangsiapa yang cinta kepadaku, maka ia akan bersamaku di dalam syurga.” (Hr. As Sajzi dari Anas)

 “Tidak sempurna iman seseorang diantara kamu sehingga ia lebih mencintai aku daripada keluarganya, hartanya dan seluruh manusia."(Hr. Muslim dan Nasa’i)

Pengorbanan Rasulullah

Selawat dan salam ke atas junjungan besar nabi Muhammad SAW dan juga keluarga baginda, para sahabat baginda. Untuk agama, Allah SWT telah mengorbankan kekasihnya dalamn usaha mengajak manusia kepada keimanan yang sebenar, iaitu beriman kepada Allah SWT. Agama ditegak dengan pengorbanan, kepayahan, tekad dan air mata. Seorang yang digelar Al- Amin oleh masyarakat Quraisy kerana perkataan dan perbuatannya, namun kerana penyebaran Islam, baginda dipanggil orang gila dan ahli sihir. Pelbagai susah payah diharungi; Tentangan daripada masyarakat Musyrikin Quraisy,  termasuklah daripada ahli keluarganya sendiri, Abu Jahal dan Abu Lahab, pelbagai peperangan fisabilillah, perjalanan dakwah baginda dan banyak lagi. Semua ini dilakukan kerana kasih baginda kepada kita, ummatnya dimana fikir baginda bagaimana setiap manusia mendapat kalimah LAILAHAILLALLAH sehingga bayi yang terakhir sebelum kiamat.

Kasih Sayang baginda

Alangkah bertuahnya umat ini kerana dikurniakan seorang Rasul yang memiliki cinta agung yang tulus dan sejati terhadap umatnya. Baginda SAW mengungkapkan cintanya dengan ungkapan-ungkapan cinta yang paling murni dan sejati, termasuklah cinta seorang ayah kepada anaknya, seperti sabdanya, "Sesungguhnya diriku bagi kalian bagaikan seorang ayah bagi anaknya." (riwayat Al-Darimi).

Sesungguhnya telah datang kepadamu seorang Rasul dari kaummu sendiri, berat terasa olehnya penderitaanmu, sangat menginginkan (keimanan dan keselamatan) bagimu, amat belas kasihan lagi penyayang terhadap orang-orang mukmin. (At-Taubah- 128)

Malah Rasulullah pernah bersabda: "Sesungguhnya perumpamaanku dengan umatku seperti seorang lelaki yang menyalakan api, lalu datang serangga dan kelkatu mengerumuni api itu. Maka aku berusaha menjauhkan kalian dari terkena api itu, sedangkan kalian sentiasa ingin mendekati api itu." (Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim).

Nabi SAW juga mengambil berat tentang keadaan umatnya dan sentiasa mendoakan mereka. Diriwayatkan oleh al-Bazzar daripada Aisyah berkata: Tatkala saya melihat Nabi SAW berada dalam keadaan baik, saya berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah! Doakanlah untuk saya." Rasulullah SAW pun mendoakan, "Ya Allah! Ampunilah dosa Aisyah yang terdahulu dan yang terkemudian, yang tersembunyi dan yang terang." Mendengarnya, Aisyah ketawa gembira sehingga kepalanya jatuh ke ribanya kerana terlalu gembira. Lalu Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Adakah doa saya menggembirakan kamu?" Aisyah menjawab, "Kenapa tidak, saya begitu gembira dengan doamu itu?" Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Demi Allah! Inilah doa yang saya panjatkan untuk umat saya dalam setiap solat."

Rasulullah SAW juga menyimpan doa mustajabnya untuk dijadikan sebagai syafaat bagi umatnya pada hari yang paling penting dan sukar iaitu Hari Kiamat. Abu Hurairah ra meriwayatkan, bahawa Nabi SAW bersabda: Setiap nabi mempunyai doa yang mustajab. Maka setiap nabi bersegera memanfaat doa itu. Tetapi aku menyimpankan doa itu sebagai penolong untuk umatku pada Hari Kiamat." (Riwayat Muslim dalam Kitab Al Iman)

Para sahabat adalah orang yang paling hebat kecintaannya terhadap Baginda SAW, maka mereka adalah orang yang paling sempurna ikutannya terhadap sunah Baginda. Bagi mereka, melaksanakan perintah Baginda SAW merupakan suatu kebahagiaan yang tidak mengenal erti jemu, lemah dan malas.

Diriwayatkan bahawa pada suatu hari Baginda bersabda yang maksudnya, "Bertuahlah sesiapa yang melihatku dan beriman padaku." Mendengarkan akan sabdaan ini, maka golongan sahabatlah Rasulullah sangat beruntung dimana  kita umatnya yang tidak sempat melihat Rasulullah pasti sedih dan terkilan kerana tidak turut terangkum dalam sabdaannya itu. Tetapi alangkahnya terhibur hati kita apabila mendengar Rasulullah menyambung lagi sabdanya dengan bersemangat, "Bertuahlah, dan bertuahlah, dan bertuahlah, sesiapa yang tidak melihatku dan beriman padaku."

Beginilah kasih sayang Rasulullah kepada kita, namun kita kini kurang menghayati dan mengasihi akan Rasulullah, dimana kita dihanyutkan oleh pelbagai perkara lain yang sia-sia. Tidak sepertimana Rasulullah yang sentiasa memikirkan akan umatnya sehinggalah baginda berdepan dengan sakaratul maut, dimana baginda  masih menyebut “Ummati, ummati, ummati (umatku, umatku, umatku)”

Buat renungan bersama:

MUHAMMAD- IN THE EYES OF NON MUSLIMS

Sumber daripada MR Shah Kirit bin Kakulal Govindji, Islamic Information & Services Foundation

Articles prepared by:  real_army89@yahoo.com

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